CVE-2015-2291
high CISA KEVIntel Ethernet Diagnostics Driver for Windows Denial-of-Service Vulnerability
Vendor / product: Intel — Ethernet Diagnostics Driver for Windows
(1) IQVW32.sys before 1.3.1.0 and (2) IQVW64.sys before 1.3.1.0 in the Intel Ethernet diagnostics driver for Windows allows local users to cause a denial of service or possibly execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges via a crafted (a) 0x80862013, (b) 0x8086200B, (c) 0x8086200F, or (d) 0x80862007 IOCTL call.
CVSS
7.8
7.8 (CVSS v3.1)
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Severity source: NVD CVSS v3.1 (nvd@nist.gov)
Timeline (UTC)
Published: 2017-08-09 18:29
Modified: 2026-10-01 19:17
NVD status: Analyzed
Last synced 1 day ago
Verified against the source API 2026-10-27 07:07 UTC
Exploitation
Listed in CISA KEV
Added 2023-02-10 · due 2023-03-03
Known ransomware use: Known
Required action (CISA)
Apply updates per vendor instructions.
Affected products
intel / ethernet_diagnostics_driver_iqvw32.sys 1.03.0.7
intel / ethernet_diagnostics_driver_iqvw64.sys 1.03.0.7
Weakness classification (CWE)
Source: NVD / CISA. “NVD-CWE-Other” and “NVD-CWE-noinfo” mean NVD could not assign a specific weakness.
Mitigation & advisories
Vendor advisory: https://security-center.intel.com/advisory.aspx?intelid=INTEL-SA-00051&languageid=en-fr
Vendor advisory: https://security-center.intel.com/advisory.aspx?intelid=INTEL-SA-00051&languageid=en-fr
References
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/130854/Intel-Network-Adapter-Diagnostic-Driver-IOCTL-... cve@mitre.org
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/79623 cve@mitre.org
- https://security-center.intel.com/advisory.aspx?intelid=INTEL-SA-00051&languageid=en-fr cve@mitre.org
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/36392/ cve@mitre.org
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/130854/Intel-Network-Adapter-Diagnostic-Driver-IOCTL-... af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/79623 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
- https://security-center.intel.com/advisory.aspx?intelid=INTEL-SA-00051&languageid=en-fr af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/36392/ af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2015-2291 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0
Data sources
CISA KEV — fetched 2026-10-27 06:50 UTC · record ↗
NVD CVE API 2.0 — fetched 2026-10-27 07:07 UTC · record ↗